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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
additional
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
all
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
any
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From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
apply
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From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
back
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
begins
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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
begun
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
boots
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
breeches
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
Cigars
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
circumstances
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From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
curse
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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
day
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
days
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
employment
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
excitement
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
finds
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
hounds
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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
hour
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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
hunting
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
landed
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
late
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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
luck
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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
man
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
meet
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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
melancholy
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
most
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
non-hunting
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
o'clock
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
out
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
purposes
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
put
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
refrain
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
remain
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
salutary
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From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
stable-talk
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
starting-point
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
then
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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
turns
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
water
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
way
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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
well
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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
